public housing

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U.S. Proposes A Ban On Smoking In All Public Housing

4:47pm November 12, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"This proposed rule will help improve the health of more than 760,000 children and help public housing agencies save $153 million," Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro says.

Bobbie Jennings, 69, stands outside her home in the Harmony Oaks housing development in New Orleans. Jennings says that she misses the sense of community of the Magnolia projects, the nickname of the C.J. Peete projects that Harmony Oaks replaced.

National

After Katrina, New Orleans' Public Housing Is A Mix Of Pastel And Promises

5:08pm August 18, 2015

by Pam Fessler

The city tore down thousands of public housing units and is replacing them with mixed-income developments. The goal is to deconcentrate poverty. But it has been a hard return home for some residents.

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Reginald Britt first moved into the Taft Houses, a public housing complex in East Harlem, in 1976

National

Can New York Police Build Trust Among Public Housing Residents?

3:42pm March 18, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

Many New York public housing residents once trusted the police who patrolled their communities. Since an officer killed an unarmed man in public housing, some are pressing to change police tactics.

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A resident of Lathrop Homes leaves one of the few occupied buildings in the development. The city wants to redevelop the public housing as mixed use, and offered vouchers to encourage residents to relocate.

A Chicago Community Puts Mixed-Income Housing To The Test

2:38pm February 05, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

Chicago plans to replace its Lathrop Homes public housing project with a mix of condos and affordable housing. Residents say it doesn't need a revamp — and that the overhaul will displace too many.

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Ephraim Benton, a former resident of Tompkins Houses in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, is now an actor. Benton started a community-based organization called Beyond Influencing Da Hood, which puts on health fairs, film festivals and various fr

An Exhibit Offers A Different Angle On Life In Public Housing

5:20pm January 13, 2015

by Pam Fessler

An exhibit in Brooklyn aims to upend stereotypes about public housing by profiling residents and their achievements. The curators know their subject well; they once lived in public housing themselves.

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Crime

GSO Battles Crime in Public Housing Complexes, One Door at a Time

10:17pm July 22, 2014

Gang fights put some public housing residents on edge.

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